It is difficult to imagine a world without common sense the distinction between thruth and falsehood the belief in some form of marality or an agreement that we... » 

It is difficult to imagine a world without common sense the distinction between thruth and falsehood the belief in some form of marality or an agreement that we are all human. But Friedrich Nietzsche did imagine such a world and his work has become a crucial point of departure for contemporary critical theory and debate. This volume offers a lucid account of Nietzsches thought on antihumanism good and evil the Overman nihilism the will to power. Lee Spinks not only prepares readers for their first encounter with Nietzsches most influental texts but enables them to begin to apply his thought in studies of literature art and contemporary culture. It is difficult to imagine a world without common sense the distinction between thruth and falsehood the belief in some form of marality or an agreement that we are all human. But Friedrich Nietzsche did imagine such a world and his work has become a crucial point of departure for contemporary critical theory and debate. This volume offers a lucid account of Nietzsches thought on antihumanism good and evil the Overman nihilism the will to power. Lee Spinks not only prepares readers for their first encounter with Nietzsches most influental texts but enables them to begin to apply his thought in studies of literature art and contemporary culture. «